So you want to start a homestead with no money hungh?? Hopefully the following article will help you with that. It's not going to be very realistic for someone starting a homestead with no money. That does not mean it cannot be done with a fairly small budget and some planning.
The number one thing that scares people away is the permitting process and buying the land in the first place.
You can get land all over the U.S. and they all have about the same restrictions and you are going to need permits and that has to all be part of your plan if you want to succeed.
So everyone's story is different as to why they want to go off grid it's all different motivators for everyone else. For me property in the Southwest is generally cheaper then others.
Always if at all humanly possible see the property you are attempting to purchase with your own eyes. Ask every department in the county all the questions you need.
Does your property have easement?
Can you get to the property year round?
Has property around you been perk tested? Are you likely to pass so you can put a septic on your property? Most places wont allow you to build until you get a septic.
How deep are the wells around you?
Do your due diligence so you can reduce the chances of buying a crap piece of land.
If you got the cash good for you if not a small down payment and owner financing is the way to go. You may be able to build on your property while you pay on it...
I got my piece of property from a county tax lien sale that normally happens once a year.
If you start a homestead you don't need to pay mortgage or rent anymore. If you grow your own food you can offset the cost or damn near get rid of it.
You will be literally saving thousands each year on food and mortgage!
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So if you save $2000 a month that's $24,000 a year and the savings roll over to next year so year two you saving $48,000.
and then you create multiple streams of income on top of the savings!
So you think people are making a bunch of money on YouTube well some are most are not.
This day and age everyone has a YouTube channel but here is the keyword you have to put work into it! Anyone can start a YouTube channel and if you are putting in work daily or weekly it will be a great way to market your business not to mention add on social media.
Whatever your passion is you can make a website and sell it online. People will buy your products or services you come up with your price by reverse engineer I need X amount of dollars to survive so what the price per person you need?
Here is a example:
So you need $4000 dollars a month
So why don't you haul trash for people in your area? There has got to be at least 100 people within a hour of you... say to them once a week I will haul your trash... keep it in bags keep it nice and neat... charge $40 dollars per person that is how you reverse engineer.
Be good to people under promise and overdeliver and you will make money.
Find something you are passionate about.
You can have a building on your property for your business I know a off grid guy that sells herbal teas and makes money that way.
Make a vlog about your lifestyle... there is always someone that wants to hear your story. Don't think that just because it has been done before people don't want to hear it from your perspective.
Again get multiple streams of income its not like a normal 9-5 every other Friday you get paid.
But you get a trash hauling service. You get paid from a couple of eBooks that you have written and your website a couple sales a week. Build stuff out of scrap material. Save money. Buy used vs new.
In wrap up set up your schedule plan your work and work your plan. What crafts or things do you make or produce that you could share with others?
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